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Pedestrian, 64, Struck, Seriously Injured By NJ Transit Bus In New Milford Pedestrian, 64, Struck, Seriously Injured By NJ Transit Bus In New Milford
Pedestrian, 64, Struck, Seriously Injured By NJ Transit Bus In New Milford A 64-year-old New Milford man was seriously injured when he was struck by a commuter bus shortly before dawn Wednesday, authorities confirmed. The victim was struck at the intersection of Madison Avenue and River Road at 6:22 a.m. Feb. 21, New Milford Police Chief Brian Clancy said. Holy Name EMS and paramedics tended to the pedestrian, who was taken to Hackensack University Medical Center, the chief said. The intersection remained closed for three hours until shortly before 9:30 a.m. The Bergen County Prosecutor's Fatal Accident Investigations Unit and members of the county sheriff's Bur…

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BAM! Drunk Driver Plows Tesla Halfway Into Bergen Basement BAM! Drunk Driver Plows Tesla Halfway Into Bergen Basement
BAM! Drunk Driver Plows Tesla Halfway Into Bergen Basement UPDATE: A driver from Little Ferry was extricated and then arrested on DWI charges after his Tesla took down a street sign, rammed a fence and then slammed into a New Milford home three doors down. The Model Y SUV ended up halfway into the basement of the River Road home just off Bergen Avenue around 5:30 p.m. Sunday, March 19, Police Capt. Kevin Van Saders said. Hackensack firefighters helped their New Milford colleagues free the driver following Sunday's crash on River Road.Kyle Mazza/UNF News for DAILY VOICE "I had no idea what happened when I heard such a loud bang, like an explosio…

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HEROES: Softball Player Not Breathing, No Pulse, Revived By Local Police In Bergen HEROES: Softball Player Not Breathing, No Pulse, Revived By Local Police In Bergen
Heroes: Softball Player Not Breathing, No Pulse, Revived By Local Police In Bergen A player had just collapsed at New Milford's new softball field when police arrived and found an off-duty nurse tending to him. He wasn't breathing and had no pulse, Police Chief Brian Clancy said. Officers Dennis Calacione and Kyle Hill, Sgt. Michael Lafrano and Detective Przemyslaw Boinski began CPR on the 43-year-old victim at Knights Field off River Road shortly before 7 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 13, the chief said. "They did compressions and rescue breathing and also used the Automated External Defibrillator (AED)," Clancy said. After a few minutes, the man came around, he said, Clanc…

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New Milford PD: Officers Capture Motorcycle Thieves New Milford PD: Officers Capture Motorcycle Thieves
New Milford PD: Officers Capture Motorcycle Thieves New Milford police nabbed a pair of thieves who'd just loaded a motorcycle into a van before dawn Friday and took off, authorities said. Officer Michael Lafrano stopped the Perth Amboy pair on River Road and Faller Drive after a caller at a Columbia Street apartment complex alerted police around 3:30 a.m., Detective Lt. Kevin Van Saders said. The van, it turned out, had a license plate stolen from a vehicle parked in the same complex, the lieutenant said. The stolen motorcycle was in the back, he said. Sgt. George Herrero and Officers Samuel Gerais and Daniel O’Neill assisted in arresting…

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Firefighters Douse New Milford House Blaze Firefighters Douse New Milford House Blaze
Firefighters Douse New Milford House Blaze A resident was treated for minor smoke inhalation during a Tuesday afternoon house fire in New Milford, responders said. Borough firefighters battled cluttered conditions while quickly dousing the second-floor River Road blaze around 4:30 p.m. The New Milford Fire Prevention Bureau was investigating the cause.

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Motorcyclist Critically Injured In New Milford Crash Motorcyclist Critically Injured In New Milford Crash
Motorcyclist Critically Injured In New Milford Crash A motorcyclist was critically injured in a crash Sunday night in New Milford, authorities said. The motorcycle struck a guardrail at Monmouth Avenue after the 41-year-old rider apparently lost control while heading north on River Road shortly after 9 p.m., Police Chief Brian Clancy said. The New Milford Volunteer Ambulance Corps took the victim to Hackensack University Medical Center in critical condition, the chief said. River Road was reopened around 11 p.m., he said. New Milford police were investigating.

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Five Coronavirus Deaths, 22 Other Cases Reported At Bergen Nursing Home Five Coronavirus Deaths, 22 Other Cases Reported At Bergen Nursing Home
Five Coronavirus Deaths, 22 Other Cases Reported At Bergen Nursing Home Five residents at a nursing home in New Milford have died of coronavirus complications and 16 more tested positive, along with six staff members, its parent company confirmed. There may be more there, management at CareOne said in a release. CareOne at New Milford (Woodcrest) became the first long-term care facility in Bergen County struck with that many deaths, joining others in New Jersey. “We expect these numbers to rise,” the company managers said. “We are actively testing patients and awaiting results, and screening at higher levels than CDC guidelines.” Five residents deaths at the …

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New Milford PD: Teaneck Bar Brawler Keeps Fighting With Police After Being Pepper-Sprayed New Milford PD: Teaneck Bar Brawler Keeps Fighting With Police After Being Pepper-Sprayed
New Milford PD: Teaneck Bar Brawler Keeps Fighting With Police After Being Pepper-Sprayed A Teaneck man continued to fight with New Milford police who’d pepper-sprayed him, then threatened to kill them, after they broke up a fight between him and another man at a local bar, authorities said. Sgt. George Herrero and Officers Adam Conboy, Pierre Hanikeh and Sam Doran separated the two after being called to the Barrel and Brew Bar on River Road at 1:43 a.m. Thursday, Detective Lt. Kevin Van Saders said. One of the combatants, 39-year-old Kenneth Dais Jr., at first gave them a fake name, then refused to produce any identification, Van Saders said. Dais “appeared intoxicated and beg…

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Authorities: 3 Nabbed Near GWB In Police Pursuit Clipped New Milford Officer With Getaway Car Authorities: 3 Nabbed Near GWB In Police Pursuit Clipped New Milford Officer With Getaway Car
Authorities: 3 Nabbed Near GWB In Police Pursuit Clipped New Milford Officer With Getaway Car UPDATE: A police pursuit sparked by a bank fraud in New Milford ended in Fort Lee late Tuesday afternoon with two women and a man from New York in custody and a police officer with an injury. The getaway car grazed a police officer who was rushing to the Bank of America on River Road on the fraud call as they sped off, Police Chief Brian Clancy said. New Milford police chased the vehicle first into Hackensack and then eastbound on Route 4, Clancy said. Port Authority, Teaneck and Fort Lee police eventually joined the pursuit. The trio bailed out and were captured in the area of Marguerite…

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Trio Nabbed Near GWB In New Milford Police Chase Identified Trio Nabbed Near GWB In New Milford Police Chase Identified
Trio Nabbed Near GWB In New Milford Police Chase Identified UPDATE: A police pursuit sparked by a bank fraud in New Milford ended in Fort Lee late Tuesday afternoon with two women and a man from New York in custody. The getaway car grazed a police officer who was rushing to the Bank of America on River Road on the fraud call as they sped off, Police Chief Brian Clancy said. New Milford police chased the vehicle first into Hackensack and then eastbound on Route 4, Clancy said. Port Authority, Teaneck and Fort Lee police eventually joined the pursuit. The trio bailed out and were captured in the area of Marguerite Street near Fletcher Avenue around …

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New Milford PD: More Mailbox Thieves Caught With Mouse Traps, Glue, String New Milford PD: More Mailbox Thieves Caught With Mouse Traps, Glue, String
New Milford PD: More Mailbox Thieves Caught With Mouse Traps, Glue, String For the second time in less than a week, a local police officer caught thieves from the Bronx who’d come to fish mail from the dropbox outside the New Milford Post Office, authorities said. Officer Michael Lafrano investigated after spotting a car parked in the post office parking lot on River Road around 1:30 a.m. Friday, Detective Lt. Kevin Van Saders said. Seeing the officer, the driver tried to pull away, he said. Lafrano stopped the car as Sgt. Scott Petrie and Officer Samuel Gerais arrived. In the vehicle police found several mouse traps with glued strings attached, Van Saders said.…

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